February 21, 2002

 Assessment in an Online Learning Environment

TLTR Home

Discussion 1
Fostering Interaction, Community, and  Participation in an Online Environment

Discussion 2
Evaluating Student Performance in an Online Environment

Discussion 3
Assessment in an Online Learning Environment

Discussion 4
Overview of Calibrated Peer Review: Online Writing and Evaluation Tool

Discussion 5
Improving Discussion-Oriented Online Instruction

Discussion 6
Creating a Comprehensive Web Site for Majors

Discussion 7
Creating and Using Interactive Learning Strategies in an Online Course

Discussion 8
Promoting Online Collaboration: Strategies and Risks

Discussion 9
Evaluating Writing in Online Environments

Discussion Board

Academic Technologies

Boise State

 On February 21, Edward R. Matjeka and Gary D. Mercer of the Chemistry Department discussed their experiences using Calibrated Peer Review (CPR), a web-based application for managing student reviews of their own writing and the writing of their classmates. Developed at UCLA, CPR involves students in the evaluation process, helping them to learn through writing without overloading the instructor. Specifically, CPR is a method of managing the assignment process, enabling instructors to incorporate frequent writing assignments without a substantial increase in workload. CPR is discipline independent and involves students in both the writing process and the evaluation process. The presentation provided an overview of CPR by describing how it is used and the elements of a CPR assignment, focusing on the following steps:
  1. how an instructor would develop a CPR assignment or use a CPR library assignment
  2. how CPR would present the assignment to students
  3. how students would use CPR to write a response, then review and evaluate their own response and those of their peers’ responses
  4. how CPR would analyze the reviews and report results to the instructor and students

TLTR has archived an annotated version of the PowerPoint presentation and an 8-page guide to CPR resources (PDF format).

Notes on Viewing the PowerPoint Presentation

The presentation runs in a new browser window. To return to this page, close the new window.

To move from slide to slide, click on the arrows at the bottom of the screen or select a particular slide from the list of slides in the left-hand frame.

If you navigate with the BACK or FORWARD buttons of your web browser, the center frame may not refresh; instead, it will display a solid black background. To refresh the frame, Windows users should right-click in the frame and select REFRESH from the pop-up menu; Mac users should press the CONTROL key while clicking in the frame, then select REFRESH from the pop-up menu.

All frames can be resized by hovering the cursor over a frame edge. When the cursor changes to an arrow, drag the edge of the frame to resize it.

Notes on Viewing the Guide to CPR Resources

To view the guide, you will need Adobe Acrobot, available here.